REV 04/21/18
2018 INTERMEDIATE DIVISION RULES
ATASCADERO LITTLE LEAGUE LOCAL RULES
- GAME LENGTH: See Table Below. Any inning inprogress will continue until completed or the game is called by the umpire for safety reasons like darkness or adverse weather conditions.
No Inning will Start After: / Latest hour of Inning Start: / Maximum Game Length / Regulation Game / Incomplete Innings and Ties
2:30 Minutes after start of game / 7:30 PM or called by Umpire for safety reasons / 3:00 hours (all play must stop) / See Section 7 Below / See Section 7 Below
Notes: 1) the umpire must determine it is safe to play at all times
2. BATTING: Continuous batting order is in effect for all games.
3. MANDATORY PLAYING TIME: Two innings minimum (6 defensive outs), [three is strongly
encouraged to aid in player development], and 1 at bat.
4. PITCHING: Home team scorekeeper is the official scorekeeper and pitch counter. The umpire is dependent on the official scorekeeper to monitor the pitch count. The pitching affidavit in the Official Scorebook must be filled out by the home scorekeeper and signed by bothmanagers after each game. Managers are responsible for checking pitching availability BEFORE the game. Any player is eligible to pitch. Pitchers remaining in the game may re-enter as a pitcher only once. Pitchers may not pitch in more than one game in a day. A pitcher who delivers 41 or more pitches in a game cannot play the position of catcher for theremainder of that day. The manager must remove the pitcher when said pitcher reaches thelimit for his/her age group noted below.
Catchers who have caught in4 or more innings are not eligible to pitch in that game. Catching a single warm up pitch in any inning counts as a full inning caught.
League Age:Max Pitch Count
11-1285 pitches per day
REST DAYS - Pitchers league ages 7 through 12 must adhere to the following rest requirements:
•If a player pitches 66 or more pitches in a day, four (4) calendar days of rest.
•If a player pitches 51 – 65 pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest.
•If a player pitches 36 - 50 pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest.
•If a player pitches 21 - 35 pitches in a day, one (1) calendar day of rest.
•If a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no calendar day of rest is required.
Note: Rest days are measured midnight to midnight.
Example: If a pitcher in the Little League Intermediate Division throws 70 pitches in a game on Saturday morning, that pitcher cannot pitch again until Thursday, when he/she has had four calendar days of rest (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). It makes no difference what time of day the pitcher pitched on Saturday, as the rest period does not begin until midnight that night.
If a pitcher reaches the “days of rest threshold” imposed while facing a batter the pitcher is only required to observe the calendar days of rest reached during that at bat provided that pitcher is removed before delivering a pitch to the next batter. Example: Pitcher starts with 48 pitches and throws 4 pitches (52 total) to complete at-bat and pulled, he will only have to rest 2 calendar days.
Note: there are no automatic intentional walks in Atascadero Little League.
5. CATCHERS: ALL MALECATCHERS MUST WEAR PROTECTIVE CUPS.
6. STEALING HOME: Standard Little League rule will apply: runners may advance at their own risk. Dropped 3rd strike rule WILL be in effect for the Intermediate division.
7. REGULATION GAME: See Sections 4:11 thru 4:13 of the Green Book. The 10 run rule applies to all games after 5 innings. The Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division game consists of 7 innings. Any inning not fully completed by maximum game time or called due to safety issues by the umpire shall not count towards the official score or calculation of innings for regulation game determination. See Sections 4:11 thru 4:12 of the Green Book for clarification on incomplete innings. The game is regulation after 5 innings or 4 ½ if the home team is ahead. If the score is tied at the end of a regulation game (ended due to darkness or time limits), the game will be recorded as a tie.
8. FIELD SET-UP/CLEAN-UP:The home team is responsible for the following: unlocking field gates, scorekeeper’s booth, Porta-Potty and field set up (dragging the field, setting the bases and chalking the foul lines). The visiting team is responsible for locking the gates, concession stand, scorekeeper’s booth, Porta-Potty and field clean-up (dragging the field and returning bases). Please rake, water and tamp home plate and the pitcher’s mound after the game. After the last game of day, the mound should be covered with the tarp (Little League field) or removed from the field (Paloma Softball fields). Home team is always 3rd base side. For weekday games, the home team is responsible for manning the concession stand for the first 3 innings; the visiting team is responsible for innings 4 through 7. Both teams should pick up all trash before leaving the field.
9. SCOREKEEPING: Each team must provide a scorekeeper. The home team is responsible for the Official Scorebook. An additional scorekeeper may be used to keep score for the coach’s scorebook. It is the responsibility of the visiting scorekeeper to verify the score and pitch counts at the end of each inning. Any discrepancy once an inning is past shall be solved by utilizing the score in the Official Scorebook. The official scorekeeper is responsible for completing the pitchingaffidavit form and having both managers sign the form at the completion of the game.
*** Home team manager must post the score of the game on Bonzi within 24 hours or risk forfeiture of game, or future game.**
10. GAME RESULTS: The home team is responsible for filling out the game summary. Failure to
comply may result in a loss for the offending team. This may affect standings. Please call the
Manager’s Agent in the event of a rain-out/suspended game.
11. BASE COACHES: Two adult base coaches are allowed. However, there must be at least one
coach or manager in the dugout at all times. Players may coach bases at any time with
appropriate safety gear (batting helmet). On deck batters will be allowed in this division.
12. DUGOUT SUPERVISION: There must be an approved adult manager or coach in the dugout
at all times. There is a maximum of 3 coaches/manager in the dugout at any one time. Only
managers, coaches and players are allowed in the dugout.
13. DRUG-FREE ZONE: All school district sites and Paloma Field are drug-free – NO ALCOHOL,
DRUG OR TOBACCO USE IS PERMITTED AT ANY LITTLE LEAGUE ACTIVITY.
14. INJURIES: Immediately report any on-field injuries to the Safety Officer and Intermediate
Coordinator and fill out the Accident Notification Form. Any player missing more than ½ the remaining season due to injury is to be replaced. If a player quits or is dropped from the team due to non-participation after Board review, anIntermediate-eligible player may be pulled up from the Majorsdivision through the Player Agent. No players will be pulled up from Majors in the last 2 weeks of the season.
15. VERBAL BEHAVIOR: Absolutely no heckling, harassment, profanity or unsportsmanlike conduct will be tolerated from any manager, coach, player, parent or spectator during games or practices. Any person ejected by the head umpire must leave the field immediately and issuspended from the next game. Refer to rule 4.07.
16. POST-SEASON PLAY: All Intermediate players in good standing and that have participated in a minimum of 60% of the regular season scheduled games are eligible to be considered for All-Star tournament play as determined by age and ability.
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